Supports, particularly for drums and the like, with arrangements admitting the swing motion of the instrument over a wide angulation range and its quick locking and release, and related improved supports



1968 R. MEAZZ! ETAL SUPPORTS, PARTICULARLY FOR DRUMS AND THE LIKE, WITHARRANGEMENTS ADMITTING. THE SWING MOTION OF THE INSTRUMENT OVER A WIDEANGULATION RANGE AND ITS QUICK LOCKING AND RELEASE, AND RELATED IMPROVEDSUPPORTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 15, 1967 INVENTORA FEE-mo 0521 FlIce crfdrl'o n' 1' '0 Off [/1 (7 all/due J1 M ,4-il'arney 1968 R. MEAZZIETAL SUPPORTS, PARTICULARLY FOR DRUMS AND THE LIKE, WITH ARRANGEMENTSADMITTING THE SWING MOTION OF THE INSTRUMENT OVER A WIDE ANGULATIONRANGE AND ITS QUICK LOCKING AND RELEASE, AND RELATED IMPROVED SUPPORTS 2Sheets-Sfieet 2 Filed May 15, 1967 Ra a United States Patent SUPPORTS,PARTICULARLY FOR DRUMS AND THE LIKE, WITH ARRANGEMENTS ADMITTING THESWING MOTION OF THE INSTRUMENT OVER A WIDE ANGULATION RANGE AND ITSQUICK LOCKING AND RELEASE, AND RE- LATED IMPROVED SUPPORTS Remo Meazzi,Via Piatti 6; Franco Caldironi, Via Bolzano 24; and Attilio Olivieri,Via A. Sforza 81, all of Milan, Italy Filed May 15, 1967, Ser. No.638,514 1 Claim. (Cl. 84421) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A support fordrums and the like, comprising a central column maintained in verticalposition by three folding feet, an upper rod having arms adapted toclamp the drum, and connecting means comprising a ball and adjustableclamp means to connect said column to said rod for adjusting theposition of the drum in respect with said column.

This invention relates to an improvement introduced in the supportsparticularly used for sustaining drums and the like, and morespecifically an improvement in supports of the indicated type, and suchas to make the support itself adapted to ensure the swing motion of thedrum fitted thereto over a Wide angulation range, depending upon theapplication requirements involved, as well as a quick and rationallocking and release of the support.

Such advantageous industrial results are attained according to thepresent invention, substantially in that the subject improvementconsists in providing the central tubular column of the support,maintained in a vertical position by at least three radial folding feet,with a calibrated ball, consisting preferably of plastic or equivalentmaterial, on which a band clamps, which may be locked in the desiredposition via a threaded means, with which a rod is made integral, whichmay axially slide and be locked through threaded means, to which atleast three hook arms are in turn pivoted, adapted to radially embracethe drum, the aforementioned three hook arms are also pivoted in turn ona ring sliding over the rod with interposition of a spring-loaded thrustmeans, and one of said arms shows the articulation formed on two partsone of which is constituted by a short arm, and the other one by a leverpivoted thereto by the actuation of which it is possible to divaricatethe arm itself or to arrange for its return to a gripping position, whenit is desired to take the drum off or, respectively, to secure it to thesupport. These and other more specific features of the improvementaccording to this invention, together with one of the technicalsolutions which is considered to be particularly advantageous for theputting into effect of the invention, will be better understood in thecourse of the following detailed description of a possible embodimentform thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 represents the support in a drum gripping position, viewedperspectviely; and

FIG. 2 shows the same support in a perspective view and in a drumrelease position.

Referring now to the figures on the accompanying drawings, the supportimproved according to this invention comprises in its assembly, asparticularly visible from the cited figures, a central tubular column10, vertically sustained by at least three radial feet 11, 12, 13pivoted thereto via the ring 14 and pivoted in turn to the ring 15sliding over the column by means of related arms 16, 17, 18 in such away as to be folded over in non-use condition of the support: with theaforesaid column is made integral a calibrated ball 19, consistingpreferably of plastic or equivalent material, such as nylon or the like,around which a band 20 clamps, which may be locked by means of thehandle '21 threaded to build a hinge, inasmuch as a ring 22 is madeintegral therewith, which may be in turn locked via the threaded means23 over a tubular rod 24 axially sliding, and which in this manner,besides being regulated over the height, may also be brought to anydesired angulation whatever relative to the central rod 10. At the endof the tubular rod 24 at least three radial arms 26, 27, 28,square-overturned at the ends are pivoted via the ring 25, said endsbeing covered with a casing of relatively yielding material: the armsare in turn pivoted to a ring 29 sliding over the rod 24 between saidring and a boat 30, which slides and may be locked over the rod itself,a spring-loaded thrust means 31 being placed therebetween in order toallow the gripping arms to adapt within certain limits to the diameterof the drum T to be applied: whilst two of said gripping arms aredirectly pivoted to the ring 20 via the respective levers 32 and 33, thethird arm is pivoted to the lever 34, journaled to the handle 35, whichis in turn pivoted to the ring 29: this ensures the quick and simplelocking and release of the drum from the support consequent upon theactuation of the handle which is being brought to the high and lowpositions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. The assembly is in thismanner rationally and quickly demounta'ble and folda'ble; it islightweight, of moderate cost and ensures to bring the drum plane to aheight and an angulation preselected by the operator, who can in thisway adapt it easily to his own requirements by arranging it in the mostfavourable position. The improved support according to this inventionhas been described and represented only by way of non limiting example,and in order to show its main features: it is understood that severalchanges and modifications as well as further improvements could beintroduced without departing from the scope of the invention, alldepending upon the different application requirements and production andservice conveniences, inasmuch as it should be equally understood thatto the industrial protection applied for pertain any equivalentapplications of the subject improvement as well as any improvedarrangement of the indicated type as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

1. A stand, particularly a drum stand, comprising in combination, a baseincluding an upright cylindrical element; support means, including aplurality of drum-engaging elements and an elongated cylindrical memberprojecting downwardly from said drum-engaging elements; and anadjustable connecting assembly connecting said cylindrical member tosaid cylindrical element with freedom of tilting movement relative tothe latter, and being displacea-ble axially of both said element andsaid member for enabling axial shifting of each relative to the other.

RICHARD B. WILKINSON, Primary Examiner. G. M. POLUMBUS, AssistantExaminer.

